Primerica · 19 hours ago
Application Development Team Leader
Primerica is a recognized top workplace in the USA, known for its commitment to diversity and employee satisfaction. The Application Development Team Leader will supervise a team of Mainframe developers, manage project timelines, and ensure adherence to technical specifications and project management best practices.
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Responsibilities
Performs Project Management functions
Assists with analysis on proposed projects, providing input to system design solutions based on business requirements
Reviews and approves technical specifications
Provides Business users and IT Management with time estimates and target dates
Plans and organizes programming tasks in order to meet target dates
Monitors project progress and makes adjustments in workflow, personnel and target dates as needed
Conducts system walk-throughs with programming team and business users
Reports project status, problems and concerns to IT management and business users
Coordinates with Business Users, other IT Development teams, Data Center, Information System Security and 3rd parties as needed on projects
Coordinates security and audit considerations with users and Internal Audit department
Reviews developer test plans and test results
Reviews Business User Acceptance test plans and test results
Performs various IT organizational functions
Maintains assigned project information via our Project Tracking Systems
Creates and maintains project plans
Maintains good user relations
Meets with Business users and IT management to determine project priorities
Provides on-call support for each of our environments (production, user integration test UAT, and systems integration test SIT)
Evaluates new software products/releases as needed
Performs team management functions
Supervises team of multiple Mainframe Developers
Supervises contractors, including assistance with managing budget for contractors
Ensures adherence to architectural and development guidelines and is informed of emerging technology at the company
Contributes to technology improvements used across the team for project and allocation management
Maintains team member performance review and attendance records
Writes and conducts performance review and determines merit increases with IT management
Ensures adherence to company policies and procedures. Keeps team members informed of any changes
Resolves conflicts with/among team members
Assists IT management in staffing decisions and selection
Assists with Project Implementation Plans and UAT / Production Promote tasks
Conducts team meetings as needed
Trains/coaches team members in proper programming methods and techniques
Qualification
Required
10 years of work experience in IT, with Programming background and 3 to 5 years project management experience over Mainframe Projects
3 to 5 years management experience
Experience in COBOL, DB2, CICS, and JCL in a z/OS environment is required
Experience in project life cycle phases including analysis, design, programming and implementation
Excellent organization, verbal and written communication skills
Excellent analytical skills
Advanced interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision
Preferred
4 year IT college degree a plus
Experience with Distributed programming skills is a plus
Experience with Agile and Waterfall project methodologies
Benefits
Day one health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) Plan with competitive employer match
Vacation, sick, holiday and volunteer time off
Life and disability insurance
Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
Professional development
Tuition reimbursement
Company-sponsored social and philanthropy events
Company
Primerica
Primerica is a financial services company that offers financial education, products, and services to their clients.
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